Battle of Cunaxa
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Battle of Cunaxa
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The Battle of Cunaxa was fought in the late summer of 401 BC between the Persian king Artaxerxes II and his brother Cyrus the Younger for control of the Achaemenid throne. The great battle of the revolt of Cyrus took place 70 km north of Babylon, at Cunaxa, on the left bank of the Euphrates. The main source is Xenophon, a Greek soldier who participated in the fighting.
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401 BC battle between Cyrus the Younger and Artaxerxes II
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cunaxa
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2024-04-18T20:16:49Z
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